The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-03-17

The whole town is happy. Scarcely
but the election was talked
about all last week, and scarcely any.
thing but the victory has been talked
about since Monday afternoon n. The
immense vote against the saloon ex.
ceeded the fondest anticipation. 1t has
been said that Hillsboro is the first
town in the State to vote for prohibition
"three to one and thirteen over" and
surely Hillsboro is gracing her record as
the birth. place Of the Crusade.
The whole story is told in few words.
The aFitation by temperance people
was vehement. Floods of enthusiasm
broke forth at every meeting. It was
evident in the long lists Of petitioners
among our dear friends in the country.
It was seen in the crowded columns of
this paper last week and the hilarity we
feel finds vent in the poultry collection
and the bearing bird on the first
page of the supplement.
We take pleasure in announcing to
the readers of the News. HERALD all over
Highland county that prohibition was
carried in Hillsboro last Monday by a
vote of577 to 1888. Farmers of the country,
your wishes are realized. You were
injured by the traffic and we know you
will join in jollifying over the result.
Monday was busy day around the
north side of the town hall. When the
polls opened at o'clock the crowd
rushed up obedient to Rev. Clark's Oft
repeated injunction to vote early. For
sometime votes were handed In so fast
that the clerks could scarcely take the
names, and many times during the day
the call "go slow" went from judges to
receiver. The day was for the most
part quiet, notwithstanding the intense
conflict that was being waged. Be it
said to the credit of the saloon men and
their friends that they we're orderly.
Saloons were closed and the drunken
ness was perhaps no more than occurs
every day in the week. And now that
the fight is over and victory is in the
air the christian spirit which has been
manifested toward the men engaged in
the traffic is stronger than ever. The
same men who voted ON Monday to
drive out the curse of the town have q
sympathy for the unfortunate and a
pocket-book for the needy.
The ladies in their kindness were as
efficient as ever. An excellent lunch
was served in the City Hall, not for the
friends Of temperance as the Gazette in.
timated but for everybody. Saloon.
keepers took lunch there and the ladies
welcomed them. An all.day prayer.
meeting was held in the NJ. E. Church
which, although spirited all the time
was enlivened in the afternoon by
cheering grapevine kilograms from the
voting-plsce.
When the count was ended and the
vote announced bells began ringing all
over town. The writer must confess
he was 90 excited he didn't know Just
how many rang, but all the church bells
seemed to be going and the old Court.
house bell joined its cracked music to
the chime. Shouting was heard in the
streets for hours afterward and hats and
handkerchiefs were tossed and waved
everywhere. Dignided people capered
round in perfect school-boy fashion, and
some who had not ''hollered" since Lee
surrendered shot off yells that would
have done credit to q Comanche.
The praise meeting at the M. E.
Church Monday evening was conducted
by DR.. McSurely who, in taking charge
made some very appropriate remarks.
The audience was also addressed and
entertained by Rev. J. w. Klise, Rev.
George Mather, Rev. Wm. Smith, Rev.
E. B. Smith, Hon. Uric Sloane, R.v.
French, Rev. Pearson, Judge Thompson.
DR. Helt, Rev. Clark and Messrs. Alex.
Tudor and John A. Collins. The flush
Of victory had not subsidized and ap-
plsuss was rendered with palms and
shoe-soles from pews and gallery. The
tone of the meeting was that Of jubilance
over tho days success and energy for
the outlook. Before the close of the
meeting the committee Of gentlemen
which has had the management Of the
campaign was appointed ~ permanent
organization.
Council 10 going to do something
definite. II Mr.. Carson's resisnstion
is accepted Mayor Harman viii appoint
. Councilman favorable to prohibition
and the ordinance will be considered at
once. Let the people stand firmly be-
hind the executors Of Law and prohibi.
ton will prohibit In Hillsboro.